Month: October 2009

Instead of worrying whether the family genes will make you bald at some point in life, you can now take a DNA test that will tell you what the odds are of going bald before forty. The test, created by HairDX, a company based in Irvine, California searches for a genetic variant that is shared…

Two studies released by the journal Nature Genetics could help explain why people lose their hair and how they could probably eventually grow it back. The discovery of genes that puts people at a risk of baldness and a stem cell that could replenish hair follicles is potentially exciting for those facing hair loss problems….

New research indicates that coffee could be the secret cure for male baldness. The new discovery reveals that caffeine stimulates the growth of tiny follicles in the scalp in men who are starting to lose their hair. This new finding could mean new treatments and procedures for a condition that affects almost 50% of British…

Poor body image and low self esteem are usually associated with women, especially when portrayed on the media. Men however have it better. TV shows and movies show frumpy, overweight men with beautiful and successful women. However, men are extremely insecure about one thing, and that is baldness. Affected men are known to spend hours…

The economic case for increasing drug and alcohol rehab for prisoners is strong: studies have shown that in the long term, states can save billions by getting prisoners with addiction problems into treatment programs. Former prisoners who get clean and sober are far less likely to commit crimes in the future, breaking the cycle of…

Cures for baldness date back to ancient times and strange and unusual concoctions are said to have worked. Likewise, there have been an equal number of myths surrounding hair loss. Some popular hair loss myths include: Hats – hats have always been said to be a cause for balding. Interestingly however, men who are bald…

Hair implants have so far been the most effective method to solve hair loss issues amongst men. This cure for male pattern baldness works well as men usually have effective ‘donor’ areas that can be used for the hair transplant procedure. Such donor sites are absolutely necessary for the procedure to be successful. Hair loss…

A new study from Carotech indicates that daily supplements of vitamin E could increase hair growth by 42 percent in those suffering from male pattern baldness. A placebo-controlled trial conducted over eight months involving 28 volunteers with male pattern baldness also referred to in medical terms as androgenetic alopecia at the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences…

A report in the November issue of Archives of Dermatology states that smoking could be linked with age-related hair loss amongst men in Asia. The journal is one of the JAMA/Archives journals which states, “Androgenetic alopecia, a hereditary androgen-dependent disorder, is characterized by progressive thinning of the scalp hair defined by various patterns. It is…